Comments on: Founders&Funders, a great success and asset for Montréal startups

By: Pi Corp and Credentica, 2 Zero-knowledge spin-off startups acquired | Montreal Tech Watch

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:30:23 +0000

[...] startups and funds in Montreal and in Québec, in democamps, in barcamps, starting initiatives like the Founder&Funders dinner, and also founder and co-founder for 2 startups, Akoha and [...]

By: Founders&Funders Toronto | Montreal Tech Watch

Founders&Funders Toronto | Montreal Tech Watch — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:38:30 +0000

[...] first Founders&Funder was started in Montreal by Austin Hill and Patrick Lauzon, and was an instant success. I am sure tonight’s dinner in Toronto will be as successful, if not [...]

By: Patrick Lauzon

Patrick Lauzon — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:08:40 +0000

Thx Heri !

The people that attended made this event a success and everyone should be applauded for believing in the initiative but also for engaging and making the dinner a special evening. Many people knew of each other by reputation or but had never had a chance to meet and this forum enabled the first encounter . I met several people and will have meetings scheduled until our next event ( date to be confirmed soon ) . Heri your work was alos greatly appreciated and will be the glue to this initiative . Thx ! BTW there were some angels and execs from San Franciso as well ; ) Truely positive for Mtl entrepreneurs as we are seen as having great talent and being very creative .

By: PhilG

PhilG — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:05:59 +0000

Very nice event, interesting group discussions and very good mix of people.

Nice meeting u Heri !

By: Heri

Heri — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:40:09 +0000

Denis, the dinner is (a bit) more formal than the tech breakfasts.

btw, a dinner is scheduled each quarter, i am quite sure you will be invited for the next one.

By: Denis Canuel

Denis Canuel — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:29:38 +0000

I hope this event will “live” for a long time. It’s not easy (if not scary) to meet investors and to make it an informal dinner is a very clever idea. I bet it lowers the stress level for entrepreneurs. I’m also very surprised (in a good way) that people from Toronto and NYC visited Montreal. I’m not sure what to think regarding American investors: either the US market is becoming saturated or Montreal is really becoming a big player? I’m quite surprised that they can’t find enough projects in NYC, Boston and the east coast. Then again, maybe there IS something special about Montreal that they like? That’s a question I would like to ask them.

Now seriously, who should I beg for to receive an invitation? :)